[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 57448]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18097]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[CERCLA-02-2023-2003; FRL-11171-01-R2]


Proposed CERCLA Cost Recovery Settlement for the Frankfort 
Asbestos Superfund Site, Village of Frankfort, Herkimer County, New 
York

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (``CERCLA''), 
notice is hereby given by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
(``EPA''), Region 2, of a proposed cost recovery settlement agreement 
(``Settlement'') pursuant to CERCLA, with Crown Container Transfer 
Station Co., Inc. (``Settling Party'') for the Frankfort Asbestos 
Superfund Site (``Site''), located in the Village of Frankfort, 
Herkimer County, New York.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 22, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the proposed Settlement and 
submission of comments must be via electronic mail. Comments should 
reference the Frankfort Asbestos Superfund Site, Frankfort, Herkimer 
County, New York, Index No. CERCLA-02-2023-2003. For those unable to 
communicate via electronic mail, please contact the EPA employee 
identified below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jocelyn Scott, Attorney, Office of 
Regional Counsel, New York/Caribbean Superfund Branch, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 290 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY 
10007-1866. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bccfdfd3c8c892d6d3dfd9d0c5d2fcd9ccdd92dbd3ca"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f68595998282d89c9995939a8f98b6938697d8919980">[email protected]</span></a> Telephone: 212-637-3179.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Settling Party will pay $55,000 to the 
EPA Hazardous Substance Superfund in partial reimbursement of EPA's 
past response costs paid in connection with the Site. This payment 
shall be made within 30 days of the Effective Date of the Settlement. 
The Settlement includes a covenant by EPA not to sue or to take 
administrative action against the Settling Party pursuant to section 
107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), with regard to EPA's past response 
costs as provided in the Settlement. For thirty (30) days following the 
date of publication of this notice, EPA will receive written comments 
relating to the Settlement. EPA will consider all comments received and 
may modify or withdraw its consent to the Settlement if comments 
received disclose facts or considerations that indicate that the 
proposed Settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. EPA's 
response to any comments received will be available for public 
inspection at EPA Region 2, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007-
1866.

Pasquale Evangelista,
Director, Superfund & Emergency Management Division U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency Region 2.
[FR Doc. 2023-18097 Filed 8-22-23; 8:45 am]
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